Exclusive: Listen to This Clever Remix of The 1975's "You"

The 1975 have been a proper band for 10 years. But as frontman Matthew Healy told ELLE.com, when he rang us up from Cornwall, at the Southern tip of England, their decade together has given the self-admitted indie-pop perfectionists the proper time needed to create their ideal debut full-length album. The 1975's self-titled LP is due out in September. But now you can listen to an exclusive remix of the band's track "You" by Bay Area DJ Blackbird Blackbird.

Healy said having The 1975's songs remixed was "an exciting prospect." But, in his frank opinion, many remixes aren't so hot. "You get obvious remixes where they pretty much take the tune and make it sound like a David Guetta version of it," he said, bluntly. "But when they're clever–such as Blackbird Blackbird–they take the hook from the song and use it to create essentially another song. That's when it's exciting!"

The four-piece band, which includes guitarist Adam Hann, bassist Ross MacDonald and drummer George Daniel, had their entire album written and recorded before they entered the studio with producer Mike Crossey. Healy noted it was important that they retained creative control over their art. "We made sure we were on the route where we kept control," he said. "[Mike] was the first person that wanted us to have full control of the record."

The 1975 have exercised so much self-control over their career that they long kept a shroud of secrecy over what they were. "In the early days we wanted to be perceived not necessarily as a band but an entity that produces content," Healy explained. To that end, even to this day it's more likely you see a picture of the band's box logo than of the band members. "Everything we've ever done has been self-controlled by us," Healy added. "We've never compromised."